Rafał Grzelak (; born 24 June 1982) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Career Born in Łódź, Grzelak made his Ekstraklasa debut on 22 May 1999 for ŁKS Łódź against Wisła Kraków.
He spent the 2006–07 season on loan at Boavista from Pogon Szczecin. In June 2007, he signed a three-year deal with the Portuguese club. He transferred to Greek side Skoda Xanthi in January 2008. On 30 June 2009, it was reported that Steaua București have signed the Polish midfielder from Skoda Xanthi.
On 23 July 2009, he scored his first goal for Steaua București in a UEFA Europa League match against Újpest FC; he scored the second goal in the 2–1 victory. On 2 August 2009, Grzelak played his first Liga I match in Steaua's shirt against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ, Steaua won away with 2–0.
In January 2010, Grzelak was demoted to the B squad.
In August 2011, he joined Ruch Chorzów on a one-year contract.
Grzelak joined KP Starogard Gdański in July 2018.Rafał Grzelak w KP Starogard Gdański, 90minut.pl, 21 July 2019
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsXanthi F.C.2008–09Super League Greece273000000273Steaua București2009–10Liga I60006Appearances in the Europa League000120Widzew Łódź2010–11Ekstraklasa7020000090Ruch Chorzów2011–12Ekstraklasa220200000240Arka Gdynia2012–13I liga120000000120Flota Świnoujście2013–14I liga3312000003512014–15I liga192100000202Total523300000553Chojniczanka Chojnice2014–15I liga1320000001322015–16I liga2524100002932016–17I liga284300000314Total668710000739Career total18214141600020215
Honours Lech Poznań Polish Cup: 2003–04 Polish Super Cup: 2004
Poland U18 UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 2001
Poland U16 UEFA European Under-16 Championship runner-up: 1999
References
External links Rafał Grzelak's profile at SteauaFC.com